Scope and Content Note

Series I consists of general correspondence sent and received by the
Board between 1887 and 1918. Series II contains the minutes of the Board's
meetings from 1886-1929. Series III consists of Board Committee records.
Of note are correspondence and minutes of the Executive Committee from
1886-1910. Other records in this series date from 1899-1907 and pertain to
committees such as the Buildings and Grounds, the Station, and the Finance
Committees.

Series IV consists of reports to the Bureau of Education of the U.S.
Dept. of Interior from 1896-1907. Series V includes general reports made
between 1892 and 1929, such as reports of the Board to the governor.
Series VI consists of resolutions proposed by the Board between 1899 and
1904. Series VII contains financial reports of the College and Experiment
Station made between 1891 and 1908, and other miscellaneous financial
records from 1888-1917. Series VIII consists of staff salary schedules for
1896 and 1900. Series IX includes budgetary information for 1916 and
1917.

Series X consists of contracts. Many of these are insurance policies,
which are arranged by date of expiration. Other contracts were for
specific services to the college, such as providing firewood, or for the
construction of particular buildings. Series XI is list of the candidates
for the presidency of the college in 1892 and includes an analysis of
recommendations. Series XII consists of the Board's by-laws, and includes
ones adopted in 1888 as well as published copies from 1889 and 1910.
Series XIII includes drafts of narrative information used in compiling the
college's catalogs between 1888 and 1891. Series XIV includes information
on furniture and equipment purchased by the college in the 1890s and a
1926 description of a property lot close to campus.

Most of the records are in both paper and microfilm format. Series XI
through XIV are in paper form only.